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Calhoun County, Texas
Historical Markers in Indianola, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 7 Texas historical markers in Indianola, in Calhoun County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Tales of Tragedy, Strange But True, Civil War, and Ghost Towns. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2013.
Start with these Indianola stories
- Indianolaplaced 1963
Many currents of the mainstream of Texas history flow in this onetime port. Pineda explored the coast in 1519 and La Salle planted a settlement near…
- Mrs. Angelina Bell Peyton Eberlyplaced 1978
(about 1800 - March 15, 1860) A Tennessean, Angelina Peyton came to Texas in 1822. With her husband, J. C. Peyton, she operated an inn in San Felipe…
- Site of the Town of Indianolaplaced 1936
(1844-1886) First called by German immigrants Karlshaven, an important port of Texas. Cargoes of ships were hauled to and from points in Texas and…
- Old Town Cemeteryplaced 1986
Located on the elevated ridge at Indianola Beach, this cemetery is one of three that served the port of Indianola during the 19th century.
- The Great Camel Experimentplaced 2013
No immigrants arriving in Indianola were quite as exotic as the seventy-five camels that came ashore in 1856 and 1857 from Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt…
- Ed Bellplaced 2012
Famed story teller David Edward "Ed" Bell was born on January 10, 1905, near Leakey, Texas.
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